User talk:RobertG

Archives Please post new messages to the bottom of my talk page (click here). I will typically respond on yours, although if it appears the discussion would be better kept in one place then I am likely to respond here.

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John Linnell

Thanks - re- John Linnell (cabinet-maker) —Preceding unsigned comment added by G.kavandi (talk • contribs) 17 September 2010

Delius thanks

RobertG

Please accept this star as a token of thanks for your help in getting Frederick Delius to FA standard. This was truly the work of many hands, and your particular contribution was much valued. Brianboulton (talk) 21:52, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Article expansion or new article?

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Operation Magic Carpet#Service points. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 09:55, 11 June 2011 (UTC) (Using {{pls}})

My article

Dear RobertG,

I noticed that you are an amateur pianist, me too actually, more precisely I am a professional professional violinist but I do play piano too. I have created sever articles here in Wikipedia and I must say I enjoy it.

This is an article about professional young pianist I have created. I noticed you made some minor correction before, thank you! I added a small newspaper review section today to the article i hope it's ok. If you have any general suggestions about this or other articles I am open to take it. Very best Sausa (talk) 22:55, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Completely new abortion proposal and mediation

In light of the seemingly endless disputes over their respective titles, a neutral mediator has crafted a proposal to rename the two major abortion articles (pro-life/anti-abortion movement, and pro-choice/abortion rights movement) to completely new names. The idea, which is located here, is currently open for opinions. As you have been a contributor in the past to at least one of the articles, your thoughts on the matter would be appreciated.

The hope is that, if a consensus can be reached on the article titles, the energy that has been spent debating the titles of the articles here and here can be better spent giving both articles some much needed improvement to their content. Please take some time to read the proposal and weigh in on the matter. Even if your opinion is simple indifference, that opinion would be valuable to have posted.

To avoid accusations that this posting violates WP:CANVASS, this posting is being made to every non-anon editor who has edited either page since 1 July 2010, irrespective of possible previous participation at the mediation page. HuskyHuskie (talk) 20:10, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of List of Only Fools and Horses cast members

The article List of Only Fools and Horses cast members has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unencyclopaedic (per Wikipedia is not a directory). Redundant vis-à-vis List of Only Fools and Horses characters.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Ringbang (talk) 23:36, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Witold Lutoslawski

Hello RobertG! Nice to meet you in Wikiverse! I think that info about Maliszewski' students is important for Lutoslawski bio. Vilinsky was a teacher of such celebrities like Emil Gilels, David Oistrakh and Yakov Zak to name a few. Here we can talk about Witold Maliszewski teaching approach that was noted by Lutoslawski himself and some researchers of Lutoslawski and provide further details. I would be glad to know your opinion. Also I need to ask you for your help - maybe you can advise me on Wiki rules for photos and images. Thank you! Semimartingale (talk) 16:17, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Nice to meet you too. I think Lutosławski's opinion of his teacher and his methods - and information about how those methods affected Lutosławski's development - would be relevant if it comes from a reliable source. Otherwise, information about Maliszewski and Vilinsky should live in the articles about Maliszewski and Vilinsky. --RobertG ♬ talk 07:57, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi Robert! Sorry for the delayed response. Actually that source is very reliable - it is a big newspaper serving millions of people in Ukraine and abroad in 3 languages with the strict editorial policy. The author is an American pianist and researcher from New York. Incidentally I am involved in research on Maliszewski and Lutoslawski formative years and I have many sources handy and I would like to collaborate with you. It seems to me that we can add some other info from Rae (p.4-7). Lutoslawski before entering the conservatory as a composition student was a private student of Maliszewski. On Maliszewski's advice he quit the violin and switched his attention to the piano. Also I would like to restore info about Vilinsky (he was Maliszewski's another famous student) with a proper footnote. In my view it is important info that provides further details on the Maliszewski school. If you wish we could discuss some other composers - Josse Boutmy for example. Thank you for your attention. Regards, Semimartingale (talk) 00:42, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi Robert! This is from Lutoslawski's interview - do you know the original source? At least in my book (1981 ed.) Stucky does not provide a proper reference. On the same page he made a mistake stating that Maliszewski was the director of Odessa conservatory since 1908. In fact the Conservatory was founded in 1913. Who are your favorite composers? Regards,Semimartingale (talk) 00:21, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

• Once again! Let's discuss this topic. Or if you are busy or not interested, please let me know. Best wishes, Semimartingale (talk) 22:43, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, busy! I am certainly interested in seeing the Lutoslawski article extended, but haven't time or inclination to devote to collaborating on it. I remain keen to ensure that the only information in the article should relevant, and not be about other composers - and that the relevance of the information is made plain, and not left up to the reader to infer. I am not sure that Vilinsky's influence on Lutoslawski was deep or formative, but am willing to be convinced. I am also not sure that a Ukraine national newspaper is an appropriate source for an English Wikipedia article - depends who the author of the articles is. Best wishes, RobertG ♬ talk 07:59, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi Robert! I am also very busy with my "math-n-comps" projects, so I understand you. In my view the section on Lutoslawski Family and Early Years requires some attention, mainly because it lacks precision. I wish to clarify some facts and to add at least a couple of inline notes, but not too many. As for composer Vilinsky, I think he should be mentioned, because it is necessary for the comperative studies on Maliszewski's school and teaching approach and its influence on Lutoslawski (btw vs. Szymanowski's very limited influence). And once again, in my view the Ukrainian source provides important information (incl. the unique Maliszewski 1908 photo) and it is logically justified because Maliszewski had been working in Ukraine from 1908 and until 1921. The author is the American musician and researcher, who collaborates with Connie Crothers and Bud Tristano and who wrote series of invited articles for the newspaper. Finally as I have shown before some "reliable" standard sources could be wrong. So for what reason should we ignore a valuable publication as an additional reference? I hope that our discussion has switched into high gear and it would not remind us the old Thurn und Taxis postal service :). With kind regards. Semimartingale (talk) 01:28, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Waffle

Heya Robert, I like your edits here. Just curious, what is 'waffle'? Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 16:27, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

I use the word to mean writing as you would speak, with phrases that are perfectly natural in conversation but don't add anything. Having looked it up in the dictionary, I see it has a slightly more pejorative meaning so I may stop using the word in case I upset someone. I was interested in the project, and I wondered if there was some way I could use my iPad to record some articles. Best wishes, --RobertG ♬ talk 17:44, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

In that case, it seems like a fine word to me! Glad to hear that you have an interest in recording. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 21:46, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Films based on the works of H. G. Wells

Category:Films based on the works of H. G. Wells, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mike Selinker (talk) 13:57, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

pls undelete my biograph

Hi pls undelete me from wikipedia my name is fortunate egbuchere. Wikipedia said u deleted me.thks